2016–17 Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey season

2016–17 Syracuse Orange
women's ice hockey season
2016–17 Syracuse Orange; women's ice hockey season
Conference	2nd College Hockey America
Home ice	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion
Record
Overall	16-13-5
Conference	14-4-2
Home	7-5-2
Road	8-7-3
Neutral	1-1-0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Paul Flanagan 9th season
Assistant coaches	Alison Domenico; Brendon Knight
Captain(s)	Jessica Sibley
Alternate captain(s)	Emily Costales, Larissa Martyniuk
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Last updated August 09, 2024

The Syracuse Orange women represented Syracuse University in CHA women's ice hockey during the 2016-17 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season. They came in second in their conference and reached the conference championship game before falling to Robert Morris.

Offseason

July 21: Allie Munroe was invited to The Team Canada Development Camp in Calgary.^[1]

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Notes
Amanda Bäckebo	Defense	Sweden	Played with Swedish National Team U18^[2]
Ady Cohen	Goaltender	United States	Studied at Gilmour Academy
Logan Hicks	Defense	United States	Competed with St. Louis Lady Blues
Alexandra Olnowich	Defense	United States	Attended Lawrenceville School
Savannah Rennie	Forward	Canada	Played for the Shaftesbury Jr. Titans
Kelli Rowswell	Forward	Canada	Played for the Manitoba U18
Brooke Avery	Forward	United States	Sophomore transfer from UNH

Standings

2016–17 College Hockey America standings v t e
	Conference							Overall
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#8 Robert Morris†*	20	15	3	2	32	60	37	34	24	5	6	106	74
Syracuse	20	14	4	2	30	63	24	34	16	13	5	85	59
Mercyhurst	20	11	8	1	23	58	45	35	15	18	2	92	85
Penn State	20	8	10	2	18	47	54	35	9	21	5	74	104
RIT	20	4	14	2	10	31	59	36	7	27	2	49	116
Lindenwood	20	3	16	1	7	18	58	33	6	25	2	36	100
Championship: Robert Morris † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion Current rankings: USCHO.com Division I women's poll

Rankings based on number of wins in the conference

Roster

2016–17 Orange

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No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Hometown	Previous team
2	Logan Hicks	Freshman	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Scottsdale, Arizona	St. Louis Lady Blues
3	Amanda Bäckebo	Freshman	D	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Ganef, Sweden	Swedish National Team U18
4	Lindsay Eastwood	Freshman (RS)	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	Kanata, Ontario	Team Canada U18
7	Jessica Sibley ( C )	Senior	F	5' 5" (1.65 m)	Luseland, Saskatchewan	Team Saskatchewan U18
8	Stephanie Grossi	Junior	F	5' 2" (1.57 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
9	Allie Munroe	Sophomore	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Yarmouth, Nova Scotia	New Hampton
10	Morgan Blank	Senior	F	5' 3" (1.6 m)	Fort Mitchell, Kentucky	Pittsburgh Penguins Elite
11	Emily Costales ( A )	Junior	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Vancouver, British Columbia	Team British Columbia U18
13	Karleigh Scully	Sophomore	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Pointe Claire, Quebec	Nepean Jr. Wildcats
14	Savannah Rennie	Freshman	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East St. Paul, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
15	Sarah Stuehr	Sophomore	F	5' 4" (1.63 m)	Westwood, Massachusetts	Warner Hockey School
16	Kelli Rowswell	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
17	Larissa Martyniuk ( A )	Senior	D	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Winnipeg, Manitoba	Team Manitoba U18
18	Allie Olnowich	Freshman	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Chatham, New Jersey	New Jersey Rockets
19	Dakota Derrer	Junior	D	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Mancelona, Michigan	Traverse City-St. Francis
20	Alysha Burriss	Junior	F	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Napanee, Ontario	Team Ontario Blue U18
21	Brooke Avery	Junior (RS)	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	Concord, New Hampshire	New Hampshire
22	Laurence Porlier	Senior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Maria, Quebec	Brewster Academy
23	Megan Quinn	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	Belleville, Ontario	Team Ontario Red U18
27	Heather Schwartz	Senior	F	5' 7" (1.7 m)	Naugatuck, Connecticut	Boston Shamrocks
29	Abbey Miller	Junior	G	5' 8" (1.73 m)	Anoka, Minnesota	Benilde-St. Margaret's
30	Maddi Welch	Sophomore	G	5' 7" (1.7 m)	East Amherst, New York	Niagara Jr. Purple Eagles
32	Ady Cohen	Freshman	G	5' 6" (1.68 m)	Boynton Beach, Florida	Gilmour Academy

Schedule

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Date	Opponent^#	Site	Decision	Result	Record
Regular Season
September 30	Bemidji State *	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	L 1–3	0–1–0
October 1	Bemidji State*	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Maddi Welch	L 0–3	0–2–0
October 14	at Northeastern *	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Abbey Miller	T 2–2 ^OT	0–2–1
October 15	at Northeastern*	Matthews Arena • Boston, MA	Abbey Miller	L 0–1	0–3–1
October 21	#5 Colgate *	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	L 2–3	0–4–1
October 22	at #5 Colgate*	Starr Rink • Hamilton, NY	Abbey Miller	T 2–2 ^OT	0–4–2
October 28	Lindenwood	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 4–0	1–4–2 (1–0–0)
October 29	Lindenwood	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 4–0	2–4–2 (2–0–0)
November 4	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Abbey Miller	T 2–2 ^OT	2–4–3 (2–0–1)
November 5	at Robert Morris	84 Lumber Arena • Neville Township, PA	Abbey Miller	L 1–2	2–5–3 (2–1–1)
November 11	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Abbey Miller	W 4–2	3–5–3 (3–1–1)
November 12	at Mercyhurst	Mercyhurst Ice Center • Erie, PA	Abbey Miller	L 3–4	3–6–3 (3–2–1)
November 25	at #7 North Dakota *	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Abbey Miller	W 3–0	4–6–3
November 26	at #7 North Dakota*	Ralph Engelstad Arena • Grand Forks, ND	Abbey Miller	L 0–3	4–7–3
December 2	RIT	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	T 2–2 ^OT	4–7–4 (3–2–2)
December 3	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Rochester, NY	Maddi Welch	W 3–0	5–7–4 (4–2–2)
December 9	#4 Clarkson *	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	T 2–2 ^OT	5–7–5
December 10	at #4 Clarkson*	Cheel Arena • Potsdam, NY	Abbey Miller	L 1–4	5–8–5
January 4, 2017	at #6 Boston College *	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MA	Abbey Miller	L 3–4	5–9–5
January 10	at #6 Cornell *	Lynah Rink • Ithaca, NY	Maddi Welch	L 2–7	5–10–5
January 13	Penn State	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 3–1	6–10–5 (5–2–2)
January 14	Penn State	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 4–1	7–10–5 (6–2–2)
January 20	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Abbey Miller	W 5–0	8–10–5 (7–2–2)
January 21	at Lindenwood	Lindenwood Ice Arena • Wentzville, MO	Abbey Miller	W 3–0	9–10–5 (8–2–2)
January 27	#7 Robert Morris	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	L 1–3	9–11–5 (8–3–2)
January 28	#7 Robert Morris	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 5–1	10–11–5 (9–3–2)
February 10	Mercyhurst	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 3–0	11–11–5 (10–3–2)
February 11	Mercyhurst	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	L 2–3	11–12–5 (10–4–2)
February 17	at RIT	Gene Polisseni Center • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 5–2	12–12–5 (11–4–2)
February 18	at RIT	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion • Syracuse, NY	Abbey Miller	W 2–0	13–12–5 (12–4–2)
February 24	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Abbey Miller	W 5–1	14–12–5 (13–4–2)
February 25	at Penn State	Pegula Ice Arena • University Park, PA	Abbey Miller	W 2–0	15–12–5 (14–4–2)
CHA Tournament
March 2	vs. RIT*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (Semifinal Game)	Abbey Miller	W 4–0	16–12–5
March 3	vs. #9 Robert Morris*	HarborCenter • Buffalo, NY (CHA Championship Game)	Abbey Miller	L 0–2	16–13–5
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll.

Awards and honors

Abbey Miller, CHA Goaltender of the Month, January, 2017^[5]
Stephanie Grossi, CHA Player of the Month, January, 2017^[6]
Abbey Miller, CHA Goaltender of the Month, February, 2017^[7]
Allie Munroe, CHA Defenseman of the Year^[8]
Abbey Miller, Goaltending Trophy (Best Goals Against Average)^[9]
Allie Munroe, Defender, First Team All-Conference^[10]
Stephanie Grossi, Forward, First Team All-Conference^[11]
Abbey Miller, Goaltender, Second Team All-Conference^[12]
Lindsay Eastwood, Defender, CHA All-Rookie Team^[13]
Savannah Rennie, Forward, CHA All-Rookie Team^[14]

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v t e Syracuse Orange women's ice hockey
Playing venues	Tennity Ice Skating Pavilion
Head coaches	Paul Flanagan (2008–2022) Britni Smith
Seasons	2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
Conference affiliations	College Hockey America (CHA, 2008–2024) Atlantic Hockey America (AHA, 2024–present)
Olympians	Akane Hosoyamada Stefanie Marty
Syracuse University Syracuse, NY